a Dublin hospital's rooms
A Dublin Hospital's Rooms Turn Around in 10 to 20 Minutes With a UV-C Robot
A Dublin hospital's rooms moved from roughly 2 to 3 hours of staff time to 10 to 20 minutes per room with a UV-C disinfection robot, as the hospital reported.
Deployment at a glance
- 10 to 20 min
- Average minutes per room, hospital reported
- 2 to 3 hrs
- Prior staff time per room, hospital reported
- Shutoff
- Robot switches off if UV-C exposure is detected
Based on a documented real-world deployment. Figures are from public reporting; the organization is not named.
Turning rooms around by hand under Covid-19 pressure
When Covid-19 arrived, the hospital's rooms had to be made ready for reuse quickly, and that work fell to its staff. Disinfecting a room the older way took roughly 2 to 3 hours of staff time, according to the hospital.
The general services head wanted a method that worked more efficiently and eased the pressure on staff. UV-C disinfection became the route the hospital chose, bringing a robot into its room turnaround.
- Room turnaround that consumed hours of staff time
- Heavy pressure on staff during the Covid-19 period
- A need for a faster, repeatable room reset
A room scan, then a timed UV-C cycle
The robot is run through a smart app. Before the cycle starts, the app scans the room and estimates how long the cycle will take, so the timing is known in advance.
When the cycle ends, the room is ready for reuse. The device also carries a built-in safety mechanism that switches it off if someone is exposed to UV-C, which the hospital describes as part of its routine.
- Scan the room so the app estimates the cycle time
- Start the UV-C cycle from the smart app
- Reuse the room once the cycle ends
- Built-in shutoff if someone is exposed to UV-C
What the hospital reports per room
According to the hospital, the UV-C robot disinfects a room in an average of 10 to 20 minutes. Before the robot, the same job took roughly 2 to 3 hours of staff time.
Set side by side, the change is from hours of hands-on staff time to one short, timed cycle per room. These are the hospital's figures for its rooms, not a benchmark for every facility.
Because the scan sets the cycle length for each room, staff can plan each turnaround before the robot starts. Knowing the timing ahead of the run is the most practical gain in the hospital's account.
Where a UV disinfection robot lease fits
Service Robot Co. is a full service, OEM neutral commercial robot integrator for US businesses. We select the right robots across manufacturers, then finance, deploy, integrate, train, and service every unit through a nationwide US engineer network, so one partner handles the whole lifecycle.
A UV disinfection robot lease starts with a site assessment. The fixed robot lease payment is quoted after that assessment on a three year lease, with robot deployment and integration, go live support and on site dispatch handled by our engineers.
The Dublin deployment described here is not a Service Robot Co. project. What it shows is how fast a UV-C cycle can reset a room, and a facility can begin with a single healthcare disinfection robot before deciding on more units.
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